Friendships between sisters-in-law (plus roommates, cousins, and neighbors)

I rarely cover family relationships on Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, but I consistently receive letters about sisters-in-law so I realized it was time to broach the topic.

Let me first say, I have a wonderful relationship with my sisters-in-law. I’m lucky! I was still able to take what I know about getting along (or not) with friends and relate it to the sister-in-law problem that listeners and readers keep writing to me about.

In this new series, The Letter Spotlight, I’ll be sharing one letter every six weeks or so and sharing my answer. The way I answer this month’s letter about sisters-in-law also applies to roommates, neighbors, and cousins—relationships that aren’t quite friendships but could be (and don’t have to be for a successful and happy connection).